Emma Willis showing why she's a class act in this interview.

Very well handled.

Watched CBB for the first time this year tonight and it did make me feel a bit better about society that Winston's awful views got the reaction they deserved. So there's that.

Lip Sync Battle got better towards the end I thought, a bit of harmless fun but not something I would go out of my way to tune in to if I wasn't already watching the channel.

Yeah it's just harmless fun for a Friday night.

Least we've got some very good things to look forward to soon on C5. Gotham and The X-Files both look excellent.

Well precisely.

As repulsive as it is that anyone could hold those views, we've all met somebody in our lives precisely like Winston. Better that a warts-and-all reality show doesn't shy away from it, but instead tackles it head on.

I thought the whole show tonight was an absolute triumph from start to finish. Rare that I say it, but for once well done Endemol.

I find it uneasy that it's Big Brother attempting to be a moral compass though. Threaten to rape someone with an epilator INSIDE the House? A slap on the wrist. Say something OUTSIDE the House... be invited and paid to enter the contest before being hauled over the coals. IMO Big Brother shouldn't have given him the cheap publicity before attempting to take the moral highground. They wanted him for ratings and no doubt they'll get them after tonight's display but that doesn't mean two wrongs make a right.

Really?

Winston is one repulsive man. Disgusting comments. He should never have been allowed to enter the show. They obviously wanted him for this reason - but is there not a better way to create conflict?


This.

Big Brother has lost it's way. It's made me realise why I stopped watching. People complain about the XF and the way it handles contestants - but that now looks like a fairytale compared to tonight's show.

Precisely. Big Brother even on Channel 4 is it's own worse enemy. One of these days something will happen to make OFCOM flip its lid and might pull the plug on it. Oh who am I kidding, that will never happen

Winston Mckenzie has a history of saying stuff like this, it's the only reason he's in there so I can't see how anyone at channel 5 or Endemol can take the moral high ground!

I agree with this comment, big brother was good when it was on channel 4
But since the move to channel 5 the producers has been stirring and the whole show is set up. No wonder the ratings are falling down

Tonight's episode appeared to show the team of people working on Big Brother now have a very firm grip on these things, ultimately have good intentions, and know exactly when and how to intervene if things escalate. That's very reassuring after years of dubious production standards that started back in the C4 days.

I don't know that Winston was there for ratings, to be honest. He felt like a HM that was probably on the reserve list that got a call up because their first choice let them down. But for all that I didn't agree with his views in any way, it was right that he was allowed to enter. Threatening violence is another matter entirely, but that was not the case here.

You're always going to feel a range of emotions watching a series of Big Brother. We'd feel cheated if that was not the case. So yes, they will cast controversial types. But it's about making sure that if line is ever crossed, it's dealt with in the appropriate way.

Here they were dealing with a very difficult subject and handled it brilliantly. Personally I think homophobia is an issue not explored enough on primetime TV anyway. So if a show with as wide a viewership as this one is going to confront it head on and expose those views for what they are, then fantastic in my view.

I too agree Wiston is only in there because of his views. But as he's in there, its good to see so many people not support his views and feel so strongy about this.

Lip Sync Battla was better towards the end, but I'm not sure it''' be the big hit I first thought. I think it will rate around 1.6m tonight, then drop below 1m next week.

I guarantee Jericho would have had a better trailer to sell it if it was on BBC1.

X Factor has quite rightly been criticised for the way it exploits some contestants - but we're getting a bit sidetracked bringing that into it. What I would say to that though is that one is supposed to be a reality show - a reflection of life, warts-and-all, and one is supposed to be a light-hearted singing show. So there's a big difference.

BB has been controversial since BB5. It's always going to be like this now and it's not about the channel it's on which is frankly irrelevant to this debate, it's because it's what the audience as a whole wants, whether they admit to it or not. They want to feel the full range of emotions I spoke about earlier. They want characters to love yes, but also characters to hate. Highs/lows. Fun/drama. Laughter/conflict. Winners/losers. Those that have a very different idea of what BB is about moved on ages ago.

What is important is that it never borders on irresponsible- which regrettably the show has been guilty of in the past. And this absolutely wasn't that, for me anyway. Quite the opposite actually.

I'll say no more about it, because I know it'll bore those that aren't interested. But for me it was important to defend the show on this occasion as I feel quite strongly that they got it right.

But wasn't it only recenty, some on here were complaing BBC trailers for their dramas were not selling them very well? I remember Robbie complaining about this not so long ago.

You compared the Poldark trailer to Jericho earlier. Tbh, I can't see any more appeal in Poldark than Jericho from the trailers. You don't think that because you know its a hit, and its a known brand name, that is directing your take on the trailers? Let's face it, Poldark got a lead in of 9m+ from CTM. Jericho got less than 4m from BOAF.

I don't think lead-ins really matter that much at 9pm on a weeknight, to be fair.

Which is a good thing for ITV, the way Corrie is going!

Yes, "should've aired on Sunday" is definitely an entry I'll be using when I finally get round to drawing up some 'Ratings Thread Bingo' cards. Ideally, everything would - but there aren't enough Sundays. Out of 52 last year, BBC One aired 9pm drama on 42 of them (plus 3 award shows and 7 episodes of The Hunt). It'll be similar this year, with the extra addition of a summer of sport. It's hard to find space.

I do think that ITV have made some scheduling missteps and could have done more to boost the likes of Jericho and Beowulf. But ultimately, I don't think its a make-or-break factor as often as we like to make out. Scheduling rarely kills a hit show, and it never saves a flop.

When I saw the Poldark trailer I was excited, I remember when it was first broadcast it was trending on Twitter. Jericho just looks pretty and it didn't excite me.

Are you telling me that dull Jericho trailer is exciting compared to Poldark? A year back I think some BBC trailers were awful. They've been cut very well more often than not the last couple of years.

Silent Witness had a 3m lead-in from A Question Of Sport on Monday. Got 6m.

Lip Sync Battle UK was okay, its hard to judge on one episode, the US version had its fair share of dud episodes but they've got a promising lineup. I wouldn't be surprised if they end up commissioning a second series to go with the summer CBB although theyll need to work with Mel B's schedule since she's in America doing Americas Got Talent

That 7.3m rating for EastEnders is well deserved. It was a fantastic, heartbreaking episode and it's good to see them being rewarded for such high quality drama. The drama continues into next week so hopefully it can continue to grow.

Only 4 Thursdays rated higher last year; two of which were NYD and #EELive Week.

DIP is as solid as ever.

I think it was a good effort actually, yeah, there were a couple of editing problems but on the whole it was an entertaining piece of throwaway LE like it's US counterpart- I hope it does well for 5 but they've given it a good chance imo

To me, it's more like an alternative to panel shows. LSB UK is never going to attract the A list names but I think it could easily attract a huge variety of different personalities e.g. Emma Willis, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby etc

It would be good if EastEnders could keep this ratings performance up. It's what should have happened after Live Week. They followed the Mick/Linda/Dean New Year's Day week with another big week.

Also it looks like bad weather across the country, parts of it anyway, might help boost ratings.

Tonights CBB eps were very... erm, controversial.

But I still think the ratings will be terrible for the 2nd show.

Ironically I felt CBB's drama was more of a social experient than Big Brother has been in a long, long time! On a sidenote hard to believe it's 16 years old now.

I couldn't agree more. The Poldark trailer tapped into the qualities which period drama fans love, was beautifully shot and in less than two minutes perfectly showcased all the show's strengths. Jericho's was forgettable, very badly promoted and lacked any kind of sparkle IMO.